Xi'an Jiaotong University

School Description

Xi'an Jiaotong University, a national key university under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, is one of the country's oldest institutions of higher learning.

Xi'an Jiaotong University is a comprehensive research university offering programs in nine areas—science, engineering, medicine, economics, management, art, law, philosophy, and education—with a major emphasis on science and engineering. It includes 20 schools, eight undergraduate residential colleges, and eight affiliated teaching hospitals. XJTU has a faculty and staff of more than 5500, of which 2500 are full-time teachers, including over 1500 professors and associate professors.

XJTU has a current enrollment of more than 30,000 full-time students, including over 13,000 masters and doctoral candidates. The university offers 78 undergraduate majors and awards masters degrees in 200 disciplines and Ph.D. degrees in 115. Among these, there are 8 which are designated as first-order key disciplines by the Chinese government, and 37 which are designated as second-order key disciplines.

Xi'an Jiaotong University's more than 110 years of history have been informed by a set of principles to which it has remained true: devotion to learning makes the country stronger; creation grows out of hard work; honor rectitude and respect truth; learn to teach rigorously and the character of loving China and the university and bearing in mind where one's happiness comes from, insists on the school-running characteristic of “high staring point, profound foundation, strict requirement and focusing on practice,” continually carves out and innovates and trains people diligently.

Xi'an Jiaotong University has extensive ties to the world of international scholarship and research. Thirteen Nobel laureates, one Fields Prize winner and over 700 foreign professors have been invited to the campus to lecture. Over 10,000 scholars, CEOs, and high-level government officials from around the world have been involved in exchanges or other kinds of collaborative activity with Jiaoda. More than 1500 XJTU teachers and students have gone abroad to visit, study, do research or participate in degree programs, and over 1300 faculty members and researchers have traveled abroad for conferences. The university has conducted joint programs for both undergraduates and graduate students with nearly 20 outstanding universities in France, the US, Italy, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and Belgium.

Xi'an Jiaotong University, which is located in the city of Xi'an in Shaanxi province, has three campuses: the Xingqing campus, the Yanta campus and the Qujiang campus. Students are housed in modern dormitories and may choose from a wide variety of dishes in the university's extensive dining facilities. The Siyuan Student Activities Center, with a total area of over 10,000 square meters, is the venue for a wide range of events, and the university's athletic fields and playgrounds are fitted with the latest modern equipment. The university has an extensive system of scholarships and stipends, with scholarships for undergraduates totaling 12 million yuan per year, and additional annual support in the form of loans totaling 14.4 million yuan. The university has also established an “innovation fund” to provide support for graduate students. Each year, it distributes about 50 million yuan. The university has a modern psychological health education and counseling center for university students.

This school also offers:

Master

The master's program offered by the School of Electrical Engineering helps the students to gain knowledge and skills in a selected electrical engineering field that matches their interest,
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Master of Electrical Engineering

1. Objectives

The master's program offered by the School of Electrical Engineering helps the students to gain knowledge and skills in a selected electrical engineering field that matches their interest and to build a solid foundation for a successful career as a professional engineer in a wide industrial or academic range. In this program, the students will develop their analyzing, designing and experimental abilities through courses, labs, project studies, and independent research.

2. Length of study

The full-time scheme lasts for two years, consisting of four academic semesters.

3. Program description

Each student will be under direct supervision of a faculty member, who helps to make an education plan for the individual student within the first semester according to her or his researching interest. Firstly, a variety of classroom subjects are provided to the students in mathematics, computer science, and other fundamental fields of electrical engineering to build their strong theoretical background; secondly, more specialized courses and laboratory units are introduced to the students to learn up to date issues of interest in specific EE research areas and useful techniques that equip them well for further work; thirdly, each student carries out research independently and completes her or his thesis....
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The Master of Management Science (MMS) Program aims to offer a rigorous and specialized training program to candidates with interests in the field of management.
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Master of Management Science (MMS)

1. Objectives

The Master of Management Science (MMS) Program aims to offer a rigorous and specialized training program to candidates with interests in the field of management. It provides students with an international and flexible program to acquire a sound foundation for pursuing higher academic degree programs and to develop skills and ability to analyze and solve managerial issues.

2. Program Structure

a. Dual-track option The MMS program offers students the option to choose between the academic track and practical track. Academic track students are trained to perform high-level academic research under the guidance of faculty members. Students on the practical track develop extensive management knowledge and acquire a deep understanding of doing business in China as well as globally....
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The Master’s program offered by the School of Mechanical Engineering (ME) aims to help the students to gain knowledge and skills in a selected mechanical engineering field that matches their interest, and to build solid foundation for a successful career as
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Master of Mechanical Engineering

1. Objectives

The Master’s program offered by the School of Mechanical Engineering (ME) aims to help the students to gain knowledge and skills in a selected mechanical engineering field that matches their interest, and to build solid foundation for a successful career as professional mechanical engineer or pursuing higher academic degree program. In this program, the students will develop their analyzing, designing and experimental abilities through courses, labs, project studies, and independent researches.

2. Length of study

The full-time scheme of the program lasts for two years, consisting of one-year course study and one-year project research completed with the submission of thesis. The duration can be extended to three years after approval of application....
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This Master’s Degree program offered by the School of Energy and Power Engineering aims to provide a rigorous and specialized training program for candidates with interests in the fields of power engineering and thermal fluid science. It makes students the opportunity for having a solid and rewarding graduate study career that will lead to the acquirement of a sound foundation for pursuing higher academic degree programs and development of skills and ability in power engineering and thermal fluid science.
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Master of Power Engineering and Thermal Fluid Science

1. Objectives

This Master’s Degree program offered by the School of Energy and Power Engineering aims to provide a rigorous and specialized training program for candidates with interests in the fields of power engineering and thermal fluid science. It makes students the opportunity for having a solid and rewarding graduate study career that will lead to the acquirement of a sound foundation for pursuing higher academic degree programs and development of skills and ability in power engineering and thermal fluid science.

2. Length of Study

The full-time scheme lasts for two years, consisting of four academic semesters....
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